Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Dwyfor Meirionnydd (National Assembly for Wales constituency).

Coordinates: 52°50′56″N 3°58′59″W / 52.849°N 3.983°W / 52.849; -3.983

Dwyfor Meirionnydd
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Dwyfor Meirionnydd in Wales for the 2010 general election.
Preserved county	Gwynedd
Electorate	45,006 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Porthmadog, Blaenau Ffestiniog
Current constituency
Created	2010 (2010)
Member of Parliament	Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru)
Number of members	One
Created from	Caernarfon and Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly	Mid and West Wales
European Parliament constituency	Wales

Dwyfor Meirionnydd is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (at Westminster). The seat was created by the Welsh Boundary Commission for the 2010 general election, and replaced the old north Wales seat of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy. Dwyfor Meirionnydd is bordered to the north by Arfon and Aberconwy. The same boundaries were used for the Dwyfor Meirionnydd Welsh Assembly constituency in the 2007 Welsh Assembly election.

This is the safest of Plaid Cymru's three seats, with the nearest challenger in 2010 having obtained just over half the number of votes received by Elfyn Llwyd.

Boundaries

The electoral wards used to create the new Dwyfor Meirionnydd seat are as follows. They are entirely within the preserved county of Gwynedd.

• Aberdaron, Aberdyfi, Abererch, Abermaw, Abersoch, Bala, Botwnnog, Bowydd and Rhiw, Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd, Bryn-crug/Llanfihangel, Clynnog, Corris/Mawddwy, Criccieth, Diffwys and Maenofferen, Dolbenmaen, Dolgellau North, Dolgellau South, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Efail-newydd/Buan, Harlech, Llanaelhaearn, Llanbedr, Llanbedrog, Llandderfel, Llanengan, Llangelynin, Llanuwchllyn, Llanystumdwy, Morfa Nefyn, Nefyn, Penrhyndeudraeth, Porthmadog East, Porthmadog West, Porthmadog-Tremadog, Pwllheli North, Pwllheli South, Teigl, Trawsfynydd, Tudweiliog, and Tywyn.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[2]	Party
	2010	Elfyn Llwyd	Plaid Cymru

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2010: Dwyfor Meirionnydd [3][4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Plaid Cymru	Elfyn Llwyd	12,814	44.3	-6.4
	Conservative	Simon Baynes	6,447	22.3	+8.1
	Labour	Alwyn Humphreys	4,021	13.9	-7.8
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Churchman	3,538	12.2	+1.3
	Independent	Louise Hughes	1,310	4.5	+4.5
	UKIP	Frank Wykes	776	2.7	+0.3
Majority			6,367	22.0
Turnout			28,906	63.7	+2.3
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing	-7.3

See also

• Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Assembly constituency)
• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Gwynedd

References

1. ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=14666. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
2. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "D" (part 4)
3. ^ Dwyfor Meirionnydd Gwynedd Council - Dwyfor Meirionnydd candidates
4. ^ Dwyfor Meirionnydd BBC Election - Dwyfor Meirionnydd